School: Gurteen, Ballymahon
- Location:
- Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
- Teacher: F. Ó Murchadha
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- (continued from previous page)He took possession of the key of the church and with a pistol in one hand he thrust the key into the lock and dared the magistrates enter saying if they did their soul would either be in heaven or hell in the twinkling of an eye. So they all dispersed and the court was never held in the church any more.
- About ten years ago John Clarke of Druimnacor was killed cutting a tree on his land. The tree was in the way of the Electric Wires
The tree was near a wall & when he was cutting it, it fell and killed him against the wall
Some of the tree was cut up for(continues on next page)- Collector
- Pauline Gerety
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
- Informant
- John Gerety
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford